Michael Blinderman doesn't mind deep UCG..a number of Ergo's...

Michael Blinderman doesn't mind deep UCG..a number of Ergo's current and ex. clients have deep coal. Ergo charged John Wold about half a million US dollars to develop moderate to deep coal seams into UCG in the US. Wold had enough with Blinderman's lack of advice and input and ended the relationship. Unfortunately Wold ended up selling to Linc. Similar situations occured with BP, Solid Energy NZ and of course Linc Energy.

People here can make what you like of my comments, but I know the facts. Put your thoughts about my comments and your blind belief aside...look at Ergo's website and their list of clients and ask yourself why hasn't Ergo been able to transform any of its relationships since 1998 (12 years) into an operating commercial project by now. Don't get me wrong, I belive Michael will do something commercial one day..I just don't see it for a while.

Here is the other fact to consider...how did the FSU make UCG commercial? A: By selling Syngas! Yerostigaz and the other FSU players from the late 40's to today did not go building power stations or gas to liquids plants..why are all the current global UCG players doing this? Commercialise UCG first by selling the syngas then do the power stations, GTL plants etc. Power generators in Australia are desperate for gas. Downstream processes such as GTL , power etc. are all commercially proven in the west, UCG is not. Irrespective of your thoughts on CGV they seem to have figured this out to some extent.

In relation to drilling tecnhiques applied to UCG in both deep and shallow coal these drilling techniques have been developed over the years in the oil and gas industry, particularly deep drilling. The only issue for deep drilling is cost.

I supported Len and Michael back ay Linc and am still doing it..I can tell you from my involvement they haven't learn't much and are making the same mistakes which will cost a lot of money.